Rock Sellout — London's Mel Draisey is a multi-instrumentalist who is best known for being a member of The Clientele. With the release of the band's fifth studio slated to hit store shelves on October 6th, I touched base with Mel and asked her a few questions about... more info

Rock Sellout — It's never too early to start shopping for the music lover on your Christmas list! Merge Records are releasing a visual discography of their first twent years of releasing incredible music. The Merge Records Companion is a cd-sized book featuring ph... more info

Rock Sellout —  The Clientele will release their fifth studio album on October 6. The release is titled Bonfires on the Heath and will be released via Merge Records on CD, LP and digitally. The label hasn't shared anything from the effort with me at this point so... more info

8/1 — MP3: Cat Power - The GreatestMP3: Grizzly Bear - Knife/Heartbeats [Grizzly Bear vs. The Knife by PARRKA] MP3: Camera Obscura – French NavyMP3: The RadÄ°o Dept - David MP3: The Mary Onettes - Puzzles MP3: Matmos - Rainbow FlagMP3: The Big... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk: "Train Fuzz" [mp3] other Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk posts at Largehearted Boy The Beatings: "Bury You" [mp3] from Late Season Kids (out September 15th) other Beatings posts at... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Grizzly Bear (feat. Michael McDonald) - "While You Wait for the Others"; Last we saw Michael McDonald he was tormenting the staff at SmartTech in The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Never did we think we'd find something he did musically cool, but for whatever r... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Clientele Raveonettes Album: In And Out Of Control (Due Out - 10/6) Label: Vice MP3: The Raveonettes - Last Dance The Clientele Album: Bonfires On The Heath (Due Out - 10/6) Label: Merge MP3: The Clientele - Harvest Time* [*Via - SG] Bookmark I... more info

Rawkblog — Photo by David Greenwald 2007’s God Save The Clientele was a great record, but it didn’t shake things up much from the career peak of 2005’s Strange Geometry. “Harvest Time,” the second single from the band’s forthcoming Bonfires on the H... more info

Rawkblog — The Clientele / Photo by Mick O Says So Having run down the best albums of 2009 thus far, I’d be a poor critic if I didn’t leave you with anything to look forward to. Below, my most anticipated albums scheduled for the second half the year and a ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace". Terry and Biz go down to the water. I'm still up on the deck and all I can see is Terry's blue bathing-suit passing through the trees. I am resting a white styrofoam cup on the railing. When they step out of the woods and... more info